Al-Wah'at Collective الواحات

Formed by Ailo Ribas, Gabriella Demczuk, and Areej Ashhab in 2022, Al-Wah’at is an artist-research collective committed to growing communal practices of care and repair in ecologies labelled “wastelands”. Their work seeks to counter colonial and anthropocentric narratives around arid lands and invasive species by engaging with a diversity of knowledge—be they local, folk, scientific, or more-than-human—to promote a deeper understanding of these ecologies, especially in light of climate change.